Olivier, vegan engagé - Extrait

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Olivier était un gros mangeur de viande. Entre copains, ils avaient comme rituel de se retrouver dans des restaurants spécialisés en viande pour se partager d’énormes côtes de bœuf. En 2004, à l’occasion d’un méchoui auquel il est invité, il assiste à la mise à mort d’une chèvre. Sans le savoir encore, une brèche s’est ouverte à ce moment-là. Brèche qui le conduira à se poser de plus en plus de questions au fil du temps sur le statut de l’animal. Ainsi, il part en quête d’un nouveau rapport à la nature et décide de vivre autrement pour en tirer un bénéfice personnel et solidaire. Il devient vegan en 2014. La transition est difficile pour lui, tellement il est enraciné dans ses habitudes, ainsi que pour son entourage. Il doit apprendre à changer progressivement son alimentation. Il vit une dissonance entre sa pensée, qui refuse de manger des animaux, et son appétence pour la viande et le fromage. La même année, il se rapproche en tant que bénévole d’associations vegan, dont L214. Sa vie bascule en 2016 lorsque l’association L214 l’embauche à temps plein. Il se fait de nouveaux amis et rencontre Charlotte, en 2018, également vegan. Ils rêvent tous les deux de nature et veulent quitter Paris. Ils le font en 2019 et se marient la même année.
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Olivier was a big meat eater. Among friends, it was a ritual for them to meet in restaurants specializing in meat to share huge beef ribs. In 2004, during a mechoui to which he was invited, he witnessed the killing of a goat. Without knowing it yet, a breach was opened at that moment. A breach that will lead him to ask himself more and more questions about the status of the animal as time goes by. So he set off in search of a new relationship with nature and decided to live differently in order to benefit personally and in solidarity. He became vegan in 2014. The transition was difficult for him, as he was so entrenched in his habits, as well as for those around him. He has to learn to gradually change his diet. He experiences a dissonance between his thoughts, which refuse to eat animals, and his appetite for meat and cheese. That same year, he became involved with vegan associations, including L214, as a volunteer. His life changed in 2016 when L214 hired him full time. He made new friends and met Charlotte in 2018, also a vegan. They both dream of nature and want to leave Paris. They do so in 2019 and get married the same year.